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A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams. (2007, January 23). Retrieved from https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/835202.A_Chair_for_My_Mother

Collins, H. (n.d.). Vera B. Williams. Retrieved from https://www.harpercollins.com/blogs/authors/vera-b-williams

Fox, M. (2015, October 21). Vera B. Williams, 88, Dies; Brought Working Class to Childrens Books. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/21/books/vera-b-williams-who-brought-the-working-class-to-childrens-books-dies-at-88.html

It's a Gingerbread House! by Vera B. Williams. (1996, October 21). Retrieved from https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/242889.It_s_a_Gingerbread_House_

Something Special for Me by Vera B. Williams. (1986, September 29). Retrieved from https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/545253.Something_Special_for_Me

Vera B. Williams Quotes (Author of A Chair for My Mother). (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/48969.Vera_B_Williams#:~:text=“I don't make a,arrest is sometimes a hazard.”&text=“A lot of childhood effort,the codes of adult life.

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“The passion to teach, to share deeply
experienced “lessons from life,” is embedded in all literature.”
― Vera B. Williams
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Vera B. Williams talks about illustrating

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Vera B. Williams Interviewed for DVAA Lifetime Achievement Award

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"Let Grandpa Ben teach you all you need to know about making, baking, and building a gingerbread house. His clear instructions unlock the secrets of a delicious holiday tradition. An "attractive book....The directions are thorough and careful."--Booklist."
(GoodReads)
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"The money jar that Rosa, Mama, and Grandma filled with their coins will be emptied to buy Rosa whatever she wants for her birthday. But what can Rosa choose that special enough-unless it's a gift they can all enjoy!"
(GoodReads)
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"After their home is destroyed by a fire, Rosa, her mother and grandmother save their coins to buy a really comfortable chair for all to enjoy."
(GoodReads)
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"Her inspiration, Ms. Williams said in interviews, came from her own background as the daughter of an immigrant family struggling to stay afloat in the Depression" (Fox, 2015)
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-"A Chair for my Mother" . "More, More, More", and "Said the Baby" won a Caldecott Honor
-Recipient of the Jane Addams Children's Book Award
-2009 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature
-US Nominee for the Hans  Christian Andersen Award 2004
(Collins, 2020)
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-Young peoples' writer and illustrator. Wrote books that focused on lives of working-class families.
-Social justice issues
-Characters are ethnically diverse (often immigrants)
-Stories often times focus on daily ordinary activities such as eating, music making, or kite flying.
-Illustrations incorporate bold colors and folk-art incorporation.
(Fox, 2015)
Voiceover by Makena